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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 2, 2026.

Worship brings barakah to your time

AMS Dearborn · Yusef Haidara

“Schedule your day around worship, not worship around your day.”

The khateeb, at 20:29

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In one sentence

Time does not actually become shorter; its barakah is lost through distraction and neglect of worship, so believers should structure their lives around sincere worship and seek blessing especially in early mornings and Ramadan.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. He connects the New Year and approaching Ramadan with the feeling that time is disappearing.
  2. He explains taqarub al-zaman as spiritual compression caused by lost barakah, not fewer hours.
  3. He contrasts fleeting lifetimes with the Prophet’s and scholars’ extraordinary accomplishments.
  4. He warns that social-media scrolling and distracted prayer consume time while worship is wrongly treated as wasteful.
  5. He urges listeners to organize the day around worship, prioritize early mornings, and seek barakah before Ramadan.
  6. He closes with supplications for blessed time, steadfastness, Ramadan, forgiveness, and oppressed Muslims.
Try this week
Schedule your day around worship rather than fitting worship around your day.
Protect salah, adhkar, rawatib, and extra sunnah prayers instead of treating them as wasted time.
Replace late-night hours with productive early-morning time after Fajr.
Ask Allah for barakah in your time, especially as Ramadan approaches.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 23The scene of people saying they remained on earth only a day or part of a day illustrates the fleeting nature of dunya.
Surah 103Used as the framework for escaping loss through faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“a schedule full of activity full of events but no barakah a person who's always busy but has no time”
AMS Dearborn · Dearborn, MI
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“schedule your day around worship not worship around your day”
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“if you replace those night hours those late night hours into the morning wallahi you'll see barakah in your day”
AMS Dearborn · Dearborn, MI
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Where it was given

The masjid

American Moslem Society (Masjid Dearborn)9945 W Vernor Hwy, Dearborn, MI 48120Jumu'ah Arabic khutbah 12:00 PM · English khutbah 1:00 PM (August 14, September 11, 2026 schedule)KhateebYusef HaidaraMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at AMS Dearborn28 khutbahs
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